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Rota mayor asks Senate fiscal committee to fund staff, utilities and island projects
Summary
At a Senate Fiscal Affairs hearing in Rota, Mayor Aubrey Hawcook asked senators to restore and fund full staffing, utility support and capital projects, and requested flexibility to use municipal revolving accounts for operations and law enforcement needs.
Rota Mayor Aubrey Hawcook told the Senate Fiscal Affairs Committee that her office needs funding to maintain personnel levels, cover utility costs and complete capital projects across the island.
At a budget hearing held in the Mayor's Office Conference Hall, Hawcook said the mayor's office is authorized 118 full‑time equivalents (FTEs), currently employs 108 and is carrying four unfunded FTEs; she asked the committee to fund the gap, estimating a shortage of about $68,209 including fringe benefits. "I humbly ask for the support of this body to provide that funding source for our next fiscal year's budget," Hawcook said.
The mayor framed the request as tied to ongoing recovery and development work on Rota: FEMA public‑assistance projects related to past typhoons remain under extension requests, the Office is pursuing solar power for the municipal office building…
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